arxivcs.LG2026-06-25
Blackwell Approachability and Gradient Equilibrium are Equivalent
Brian W. Lee, Nika Haghtalab, Michael I. Jordan, Ryan J. Tibshirani
Gradient equilibrium (GEQ) is a recently introduced online optimization framework that generalizes first-order stationarity from offline optimization and abstracts problems like online conformal prediction. While GEQ has curious similarities with known online learning frameworks,…